The afternoon of Sunday, June 10th, a line of thunderstorms developed along a cold front across western Minnesota, and quickly became severe as they moved to the east-northeast across central and southern Minnesota. Initially, large hail was the main hazard, but it evolved into severe downburst winds across eastern Minnesota as this line moved to the east. There was one confirmed report of a tornado in northern Le Sueur County and southern Scott County.
One area that had significant damage was across southern Ramsay County near Highland Park where numerous trees and large limbs were blown down. Some of the blown down tree limbs caused damage to cars. Thousands of people lost electrical power as trees and power lines were toppled by severe thunderstorms that rattled through the southern metro area. Lightning from these thunderstorms across eastern Minnesota struck a home in Apple Valley, and a pole barn in Washington County.